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Artist Barkley L. Hendricks And Friends Show Off Philly's Cool Side
Hendricks And His Pals Pick Their Top Spots Around The City
The following itinerary is available on gophila.com/barkleyhendricks.
LOCATION: Historic Philadelphia, Center City and North Philadelphia
TRANSPORTATION: On foot, by taxi or car
DURATION: Two nights and two days
Note: Locations picked by Barkley and friends are indicated as such. Other places are suggestions of the tourism office.
Philly’s flavors, faces, rhythms and spaces have always been on the cutting edge of cool. Need proof? Acclaimed artist and local son Barkley L. Hendricks is bringing his Birth of the Cool career retrospective home to his alma mater, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), through January 3, 2010—making this
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Jazzin’ It Up In Philly
Jam Sessions, Special Concerts And Events Make Philly A Year-Round Hot Spot For Cool Jazz
Music loversand gardening fans will find lots to groove to when "Jazz it Up," this year’s edition of the Philadelphia Flower Show, rolls into the Pennsylvania Convention Center from March 2-9, 2008. And after strolling through floral displays that re-create familiar New Orleans scenes and enjoying live jazz performances taking place throughout the show, visitors who catch jazz fever can find sizzling riffs at various venues throughout Philadelphia.
Like the Big Easy, Philadelphia’s jazz roots run deep. Home to a Who’s Who of the genre—John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Sun Ra—the city continues that tradition with old-time jazz clubs, sleek modern
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